- Tauentzienstraße
Tauentzienstraße is a major shopping street in the western part of
Berlin, Germany . It is approximately 500 metres long and lies between two important squares,Wittenbergplatz andBreitscheidplatz . While the eastern half belongs to theSchöneberg district, the western part on the other side of "Nürnberger Straße" is on the area ofCharlottenburg .History
The street was laid out during the
Wilhelmine period in the manner of a Parisian boulevard, and named for thePrussian generalBogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien . During theCold War , it formed part of the commercial center ofWest Berlin , along with the nearbyKurfurstendamm . Tauentzienstraße is actually the busier of the two streets due to the concentration of shops along its length. [http://berlin.barwick.de/shopping/tauentzienstrasse.html]Attractions
Midway along the street is a sculpture, entitled "Berlin", that expresses the "broken" nature of the city during the Cold War.
Stores along its length include the famous
KaDeWe , the largest department store in Continental Europe.References
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